HE/FE NEWS
The Protocol Group launches service to support colleges amid recruitment crisis
The Protocol Group, a specialist in recruitment solutions for the further education sector, has launched AMPLIFY, a service designed to support colleges in overcoming the current challenges of recruiting teachers and other staff.
AMPLIFY places dedicated recruitment experts directly within colleges, providing tailored support to help institutions improve their hiring processes, increase fill rates and better manage the costs of recruitment both short and long term.
As teacher shortages and recruitment difficulties continue to affect colleges across the country, AMPLIFY offers a practical solution that aims to address these challenges as well as ensuring that colleges have the right talent to meet their long-term needs.
James Schofield, Business Solutions Director of The Protocol Group, said: “Our aim with AMPLIFY is to help colleges build a more sustainable and effective recruitment model.
“By integrating dedicated recruitment experts into college teams, we can provide the support and expertise needed to address the unique staffing challenges faced by educational institutions today.” As competition for skilled educators intensifies, traditional recruitment models have proven less effective. AMPLIFY was developed in response to these challenges, offering colleges a more focused, strategic approach to recruitment.
Rather than relying on multiple external agencies, AMPLIFY embeds Report reveals gulf in universities’ digital investments
A new report on digital investment at UK universities, compiled by enterprise DXP provider Contensis, has revealed significant disparities in how institutions allocate resources to their websites and digital platforms, with some institutions spending as little as £1,300 annually while others are investing over £1 million per year.
The report, Digital investment at UK universities, highlights how institutions are prioritising their content management systems (CMS), digital experience platforms (DXP), and website hosting in an era of financial pressure and digital transformation.
Based on Freedom of Information requests submitted to universities across the UK, the study reveals a total reported spend of £7,216,921 in the 2022/23 financial year, with an average institutional expenditure of £94,959. However, the range of spending is striking – while two universities spent over
£1 million, others reported figures as low as £1,300. “With universities facing financial pressures and increasing competition for students, this report provides vital insights into how institutions are investing in their digital estates to stay ahead,” said Richard Chivers, CEO at Zengenti, the company behind Contensis.
The report underscores the growing importance of robust and flexible digital platforms, particularly as institutions grapple with rising expectations for seamless, personalised digital experiences.
“As tuition fees stagnate and international recruitment grows more critical, universities face mounting pressure to optimise their digital estates. This report calls on institutions to evaluate their digital strategies to ensure they align with evolving student expectations and technological advances,” said Chivers.
University of Chester joins SaaS revolution to deliver outstanding student experience
The University of Chester is accelerating its digital transformation, replacing its legacy technology systems with TechnologyOne’s Software- as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP solution, including Student Management, Financials, Supply Chain Management and Corporate Performance Management, to futureproof operations and enhance the learning experience for its 15,000 students.
With the imperative to move to SaaS, the University of Chester looked for a solution offering genuine improvements in experience and security. TechnologyOne’s regular deployment of platform-wide security enhancements will also ensure optimal protection for the university. The University of Chester is also planning to transition its on-premise TechnologyOne Timetabling & Scheduling solution to SaaS to further optimise timetabling, resource booking and exam scheduling. Encompassing every stage of the student lifecycle, OneEducation provides a one-stop-shop for administrative services and a single view of student data from application to enrolment and graduation, enabling students, academics and administrators to access the platform from any
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Crucially, moving to OneEducation will enable the University of Chester to streamline operational costs while providing the flexibility to explore and offer different types of blended remote and in-person learning models in the future.
TechnologyOne recently entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the curriculum management software provider, CourseLoop, which is also used by the University of Chester. The acquisition will see TechnologyOne become the world’s first SaaS platform to encompass the entire student lifecycle into a single integrated ERP solution, providing universities with macro to granular data visibility across the entire student lifecycle, empowering them with competitive insights.
TechnologyOne partners with two thirds of the UK’s higher education institutions, including the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Lincoln, Staffordshire University and York St John University.
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a dedicated recruitment expert within each college, providing in- depth support that is tailored to the institution’s specific culture, goals and recruitment needs. Amplify builds high quality talent pools from understanding a college’s short, medium and long term needs. This ensures that recruitment strategies are aligned with the college’s mission and long-term vision, while also addressing immediate staffing shortages.
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